On this day in 1952, the Avro Vulcan, a British strategic bomber, took its first flight. As a cornerstone of the UK’s nuclear deterrent during the Cold War, the Vulcan became one of the most iconic aircraft in British aviation history.
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August 28, 1943 | The RAF Launches Its First Significant Daylight Raid on Berlin
On this day in 1943, the RAF conducted its first significant daylight raid on Berlin, demonstrating Allied air power and foreshadowing the devastation that would follow.